GIFT Director Hirano Shunichi Talks Final Episode Battle Before Series End
The interview frames the final episode as a culmination of emotional and physical battles, with the loss of a key character reshaping the team's motivation.
Cinema Today
Entei Ryu's Motoko Kusanagi and Tachikoma Art Becomes 1/4 Scale Figure
This is the first product in Prime 1 Studio's new 'The Legend of Beauty and Beast' series, which collaborates with artists to turn their original compositions into large-scale statues.
Dengeki Hobby Web
Lazy Witch's Factory Demo Launches on Steam, Misato Fukuen Voicing Momoko
The demo launch gives players an early look at a roguelite factory builder that combines automation with morally ambiguous demon contracts, a premise that stands out in the genre.
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Scarlet Deer Inn, a 2D Action Game With Hand-Sewn Embroidery, Gets July Release Date
The game's hand-embroidered art style and small-team origin story give it a distinctive place in the indie action-game lineup this summer.
Automaton
German Court Rules Google Liable for False AI Overview Content
The ruling establishes a legal precedent that AI-generated summaries are treated as publisher content, not neutral search results, closing a liability gap for victims of AI-generated defamation.
GIGAZINE
Super Danganronpa 2 x ZOZOTOWN Collaboration Pre-Orders Open With New Murakaruki Art
The collaboration extends the Danganronpa franchise's merchandising push into fashion, using newly commissioned character art rather than existing game assets, and ties directly to the 2026 release of Super Danganronpa 2×2.
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Wind Breaker Teams With Karaoke BanBan for Summer Collaboration
The collaboration offers fans a rare chance to buy life-size acrylic stands and other exclusive merchandise while singing karaoke in rooms decorated with the anime's art.
Nijimen
Robot Hospice, a Game About Caring for Robots at End of Life, Released Free on Steam
The game's all-positive early reviews and free release model suggest a niche but receptive audience for emotionally weighty, non-combat robot-themed storytelling in the indie space.
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Star Detective Precure! and Detective Conan Collaboration Merchandise Announced
The collaboration merchandise extends the crossover event beyond the episodes, offering fans physical collectibles that bridge two long-running detective-themed franchises.
Anime News Network
FPS 'Outta Hell' Puts a Former Bank Robber in Corporate Purgatory
The game's Steam page launch and daily development clips on X suggest Lake Vince is building visibility through direct community engagement rather than a traditional marketing campaign.
Denfaminicogamer
Fourth Boundary's 'Hito no Game Cassette' Gets 99.1% Positive Buyer Survey Rating
The near-unanimous positive survey response signals strong player satisfaction for a niche ARG title that blends physical game cassettes with online mystery-solving.
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Kotobukiya Re-Releases Ariga Hitoshi-Designed Touko and Tepig Figure
The re-release brings back a popular figure based on a fresh Ariga Hitoshi illustration, giving collectors a second chance at a piece that originally sold out.
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Kotobukiya Reissues D-Style Patlabor Zero Model for January 2027
The reissue brings back a niche kit from Kotobukiya's D-Style line that reproduces a key antagonist mecha from the Patlabor film, offering fans a second chance at a model that had been out of production.
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Fatekeeper Early Access Shows Promise With Unreal Engine 5 Graphics and Gory Combat
A small team of 13 delivering Unreal Engine 5 visuals and dismemberment combat in a first-person ARPG is a notable technical and design achievement for an Early Access title.
Game Spark
B-Side Incubator Releases Free Guidebook for Independent Music Artists
The guidebook and event offer practical, free resources for independent artists navigating sustainability without label or management support.
KAI-YOU
Titan Quest II Chapter 4 'Wild Lands' Announced as Largest Update Yet
Chapter 4 marks the biggest content drop yet for Titan Quest II's early access, bringing the mythological hack-and-slash closer to its full release with a new zone and major boss encounters.
Automaton
Isekai Shachiku Pop Up Shop Opens at Yurakucho Marui
The pop up shop extends the anime's retail presence with exclusive merchandise during its broadcast run.
Anime Anime
Anthropic Proposes Government Role in Addressing Catastrophic AI Risks
Anthropic argues that transparency alone is insufficient and that the government must play a more substantive role in regulating advanced AI models.
GIGAZINE
Pierre Taki Leads a Maddening Rhythm in New "NEW GROUP" Film Footage
The clip and accompanying endorsements from horror authors Yukito Ayatsuji and Yu Yoma position "NEW GROUP" as a distinctive social sci-fi horror film that uses group gymnastics and rhythmic chanting to explore conformity and individuality.
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Osamu Mukai Stars in WOWOW Drama Adaptation of Yo Kusakabe's Novel MR
The adaptation marks the third WOWOW collaboration with Kusakabe, continuing the network's focus on medical ethics dramas, and casts Mukai in a role that explores the little-known but high-stakes world of pharmaceutical sales representatives.
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Doraemon Gets Shoegazer T-Shirts in LAD MUSICIAN Collaboration
The collaboration reframes Doraemon characters as rock musicians and DJs, a rare music-subculture angle for a franchise usually associated with children's merchandise.
Comic Natalie
Osamu Mukai Stars in WOWOW Medical Drama 'MR - Medical Representative'
This marks the third WOWOW adaptation of Yo Hisakata's medical novels, continuing the network's focus on ethically charged medical dramas.
Cinema Today
Wizardry 45th Anniversary Main Visual by Jun Suemi Released
The visual, tying the series' past to current titles, marks the first major anniversary asset since the special site opened and follows a message video from co-creator Robert Woodhead.
Denfaminicogamer
Space Brothers Manga to Be Drawn in Space Via Robotic Arm on ISS
The project turns a fictional technology from the manga into a real-world engineering demonstration, using JAXA's commercial Kibo utilization program for the first time to produce a comic in microgravity.
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